desist
verb (used without object)
to cease, as from some action or proceeding; stop.
will desist
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future tenseof desist.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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But there are many loose threads raised by this case and there are no signs that Prince Harry will desist from pulling on them to see what unravels.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2023
But if you will desist from buffooning the situation, it would be a relief to me.
From Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman by Noel Sainsbury
If you can't, say so; and we will desist from all further questions.
From The House of the Whispering Pines by Anna Katharine Green
If it really be so—if you will say again that it is so after hearing me out to an end, I will desist.
From The Claverings by Anthony Trollope
But the old woman replied, When he heareth the threatening, and promise of punishment, he will desist from his present conduct.
From The Thousand and One Nights, Vol. I. Commonly Called the Arabian Nights' Entertainments by Anonymous
